Apple Books Status

Check if Apple Books is down, recent outages, user-reported issues, and outages map.

Is Apple Books down right now?

Apple Books is working normally

Last checked from Apple's status page

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Apple Books outages and problems reported today

This chart displays the number of user-reported issues over the past 24 hours, grouped into 20-minute intervals. It's normal to see occasional reports, which may be due to individual user issues rather than a broader problem. We only consider an issue widespread if there are multiple reports within a short timeframe.

Recent Apple Books Outages and Downtime History

IsDown has tracked 4 incidents for Apple Books since started monitoring Apple status in December 2022. We collect data from 4484+ services, and normalize the data to give you a clear picture of the impact of the outage.

Date Status Incident Duration
Aug 27, 2024
07:17 PM CEST
Major Outage in Apple Books, Mac App Store about 2 hours
Apr 04, 2024
12:39 AM CEST
Major Outage in App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Books, Apple Fitness+, Apple Music, Apple Music Subscrip... about 1 hour
Jan 22, 2024
07:40 PM CET
Major Outage in Apple Books about 5 hours
Feb 23, 2023
10:28 PM CET
Major Outage in App Store, Apple Books, Apple Fitness+, Apple Music, Apple TV Channels, Apple TV+, Audi... about 3 hours

Apple Books problems reported by users

  • Scott

    Book I purchased earlier today won’t open.

  • Scott

    I can’t open a book I purchased earlier today

  • Tim

    Apple Books wont open on iPad does on iphone

  • Marcia

    Since I uploaded ipados 17.7.7, Books app will not open. Maybe if I let it try to open for 5 minutes or more it would eventually open but that’s unacceptable. What is wrong with Books? May 14, 2025

  • Michele

    Will not play. Starts then stops

  • Marty

    The bookstore will not load

  • John

    My Apple Books won’t download any books including one I’ve just purchased.

  • Inge

    I can Not Download New Books

  • Micquelynn

    The book store will not load. I can only view books I already downloaded

  • Sue

    Unable to open book store.

  • Diana

    Percentage of content read counts double. After reading 50% it remains stuik on 100%. Also number of pages left in chapter in incorrect, adding at least 10 pages more than there actually are.

  • Loren

    Not allowing purchases or sample downloads

  • Lim

    Unable to purchase book. Says store unavailable at this time

  • Conor

    The bookshop won’t open & neither will the books I’ve purchased.

  • Paul

    Books aren't loading from my library to read.

  • Robert

    Cannot sign in. App is missing a home tap.

  • Nicola

    Will not open, keep getting a spinning circl

  • Z

    Keeps crashing. Can’t read anything or buy

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Apple Books down today?

Apple Books isn't down. You can check Apple Books status and incident details on the top of the page. IsDown continuously monitors Apple Books official status page every few minutes. In the last 24 hours, there were 0 outages reported.

What is the current Apple Books status?

Apple Books is currently operational. You can check Apple Books status and incident details on the top of the page. The status is updated in almost real-time, and you can see the latest outages and issues affecting customers.

Is there a Apple Books outage now?

No, there is no ongoing official outage. Check on the top of the page if there are any reported problems by other users.

Is Apple Books down today or just slow?

Currently there's no report of Apple Books being slow. Check on the top of the page if there are any reported problems by other users.

How are Apple Books outages detected?

IsDown monitors the Apple Books official status page every few minutes. We also get reports from users like you. If there are enough reports about an outage, we'll show it on the top of the page.

Is Apple Books having an outage right now?

Apple Books last outage was on August 27, 2024 with the title "Outage in Apple Books, Mac App Store"

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What is a Status Page Aggregator?

A Status Page Aggregator centralizes the status updates from multiple service providers into one dashboard, allowing you to monitor and receive alerts about outages or issues from all your critical services in one place.

How can a Status Page Aggregator benefit our business?

The Status Aggregator brings you the convenience of monitoring all your critical services in one place, eliminating the need to check the status on multiple websites. It ensures timely alerts on service disruptions, helping you quickly address issues and minimize operational impacts.

How IsDown compares to DownDetector?

IsDown and DownDetector help users determine if a service is having problems. The big difference is that IsDown is a status page aggregator. IsDown monitors a service's official status page to give our customers a more reliable source of information. The integration allows us to provide more details about the outage, like incident title, description, updates, and the parts of the affected service. Additionally, users can create internal status pages and set up notifications for all their third-party services.

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